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Science fiction writers imagine the way out
Jesus’ parables give us space to see that something else is possible. Writers of new worlds put flesh on these bones.
by Melissa Florer-Bixler
The rich man’s approach to Lazarus could have been different.
by Audrey West
The Rich Man and Lazarus by James Janknegt
art selection and comment by John Kohan
I relate to the servant in Jesus' parable.
by Mihee Kim-Kort
A prodigal son story on the island of Trinidad
Claire Adam’s debut novel is animated by a complicated landscape of family.
by Abigail J. Paxton
Reading Amy-Jill Levine's Short Stories by Jesus, I kept wishing she had published it earlier. It would have saved me some mistakes in the pulpit.
reviewed by James C. Howell
Parables aren’t too helpful, are they? Here’s what would be helpful: six steps to better discipleship. Or the three secrets of the kingdom of God, spelled out in an acrostic.
If only Jesus’ teachings were as simplistic as they are often portrayed.
by Mark Labberton